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Study: air pollution causes 800,000 extra deaths a year in Europe and 8.8 million worldwide

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—Co-author Professor Thomas Münzel, of the Department of Cardiology of the University Medical Centre Mainz. Many other countries, such as Canada, the USA and Australia use the WHO guideline; the EU is lagging a long way behind in this respect. They focused particularly on PM 2.5

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High CO2 and Drought Conditions Result in Increase in Toxic Compounds, Decrease in Protein Content and Decreased Yield in Plants

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Researchers at Monash University in Victoria, Australia have found an increase in toxic compounds, a decrease in protein content and a decreased yield in plants grown under high CO 2 and drought conditions. High Ozone Decreases Yield. Dr Gleadow.

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Study findings suggest that switching from coal to natural gas would do little for global climate

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Wigley’s new study attempts to take a more comprehensive look at the issue by incorporating the cooling effects of sulfur particles associated with coal burning and by analyzing the complex climatic influences of methane, which affects other atmospheric gases such as ozone and water vapor. degree Fahrenheit (less than 0.1 degree Celsius).

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COVID-19 Forced Us All to Experiment. What Have We Learned?

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And it's already clear that the COVID-19 pandemic has sped up the arrival of the future along several dimensions. Photo-Illustration: Chad Hagen; Original Photo: Universal Images Group/Getty Images. One example where this strategy has been successfully employed is the Montreal Protocol on Substances That Deplete the Ozone Layer.

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